Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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